Prove the statistical distance between random variables

Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
3 replies · 2K views
bhenchodd
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
Hi fellow members, I would appreciate if you could help with the following problem, it has had me stumped!

Prove the statistical distance between random variables X & Y

6hfru40.gif


Thank You, and have a great day!
 
Physics news on Phys.org
I know that dist(p, q) = max

maxEX |p(E)−q(E)| = p(E1)−q(E1) = q(E2)−p(E2);
dist(p, q) = p(E1) − q(E1) = q(E2) − p(E2).